complicit
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But to avoid feeling complicit or like we’re normalizing something we know to be harmful, there are discussions to be had—amongst ourselves at least.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after United States striker Folarin Balogun was controversially spared from suspension at the 2026 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Or to believe that Edward Hicks, who was a Quaker and led a spartan life, was complicit in the horrors visited on Native Americans in the name of land acquisition?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mark Cuban’s comments saying that Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was complicit in the trade of superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers perhaps contributed to Kidd’s firing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Yet the simple loveliness of the sky and sun and mountains makes me feel like nature is complicit in my country’s betrayal.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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